Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-16

end, noting each change IN the position
| the horses.
| BOY COMMISSIONERS.
How to make their bets might appeal
difficult
But it is not in the least.
On each course an organized band o.
boys make business Of going round in tht
stand among the women and take then
money to the bOOkmakers and return with
the ticket. For this service sum Of ter
cents is charged, and an additional dOGceD
is also gwen IN the case of win.
But boys will he boys, and naughty,
horrible boys, too, at that.
"Oh, the horrible little wretch
screamed q big, fat woman, in frantic
gesture lob, the little brute, He Las
gone off with my money and if | catch
him will kill him right there and then. "
Such incidents as these happen some
times, but otherwise the racing woman gets
her rights
Some women there are who, like moths
around lamp, are simply unable 10 resist
the destinations Of the ring. Stories OF
ruin, moral and physical, are bound TO
follow, and they do follow in piteous
stories of wrecked homes and ahenated
affections.
4 SAD CASE.
Within few days the tongue of gossip
has wagged buSily about the conduct OF
one of the women sports
The husband is q hard working man,
and by dint of much self. denial has saved
enough money to start in on his own &C
count as builder. His early ventures
proved successful, and the grateful smile
of prosperity beamed upon him. All the
money he received was given over to his
beloved wife for safe keeping, 80 that when
il should increase sufficiently he might en-
gage in further undertakings.
While the husband was at work abe
wife contracted fatal liking for the ex-
elements OF the race track. At first she
won, as noyices generally DO. Thus en-
Outraged, she plunged and lost The
losses bad to be made good She must try
and try again. But hare luck pursued
har.
The husband would soon need to use the
money he had entrusted to his wise The
amount was 81, 500.
She grew reckless. Matters were getting
desperate. One coup and she might be
saved. She knew of certainty" 1t
must win. The horse had been tried, the
best Jockey was up and there was no other
animal in the race that could beat il. Such
was her information. Every cent that IT,
manned was utilized and even the pawn
shop resarted to to raise the cash.
The race vas run. The certainty ran 2
game horse. The grand stand was crowded,
and there sat the builders wife, her face
blanched and its muscles twitching con-
ynlsiyely. The fayorite WINS! The favor
tie wins. was in every mouth. mo he
doesn't" beloved . leather lunged trainer
at her side. Our young ems coming
along; look at him; inch by inch ne wins,
he wins, Hurrah! hnrrah! He's won.
Verdict, short neck. The woman at his
side had tainted She's drunk" re-
marked one Of the crowd, get her out"
That night the loving husband was q
ruined man.
THE CHILD MASCOT.
Il will tell you funny incident which
occurred the other day at Monmouth -
said benevolent old gentleman, leaning
back cOutentedly after a good dinner At
DelmonicO's, and putting forth clouds Of
aromatic smoke from Titanic Havana.
"Oue OF our clerks had contracted a fatal
habit of frequenting the race tracks. He
is poor man with a remarkably nice
family. He went down TO Monmouth
Park, and, owing to his wife being away
from home, took his little girl Alice, j
sweet, golden haired, blue eyed child OF
ten
He lost on every race. The money he
had was to last him the month.
What must papa do now?' - be asked
OF the child; he has lost nearly all his
money. know, Alice. You try your
luck. have none. You choose horse
and I will put my last s. on il
Little Alice looked carefully over the
field OF horses and at last made up her
mind
Papa, she said, 4 want to hack that
poor horse with the red IA on his leg. I'm
50 sorry for him! he must be hurt
"Papa's face heightened. The horse was
1t thirty to one, araDk outsider and The
ugliest beast in the field. But his mas
cot proved true. The despised animal
romped in an easy winner.
Next day my clerk came TO me, told
me the story and swOre solemnly he would
never attend a race meeting again